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  • ‘I am still writing for the lonely soul’: At 91, Ruskin Bond looks back at his literary life
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    ‘I am still writing for the lonely soul’: At 91, Ruskin Bond looks back at his literary life

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    Carved in stone: Gujarat’s rich cosmopolitan legacy in a 15th-century tomb complex

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    Bengaluru: Foxconn factory turns rural town into real estate goldmine

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    Why Ashoka University professor’s arrest has no legal basis

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    Why Estonian writer Jaan Kross’s historical fiction is worth reading in India today

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    The first woman who climbed to the top of the world – and vanished

  • ‘Becoming’: An exhibition that brought together 130 years of Indian children’s book art
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    ‘Becoming’: An exhibition that brought together 130 years of Indian children’s book art

  • Ashoka University professor arrested on BJP leader’s complaint for remarks on Operation Sindoor
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    Ashoka University professor arrested on BJP leader’s complaint for remarks on Operation Sindoor

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    Near Adani’s Jharkhand power plant, villages still struggle for basic health, education

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    Who is reading Indian newspapers? Here’s why it’s important to know

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‘Pragyan on the moon, and Praggnan on the ground’: ISRO chief meets chess grandmaster

ISRO Chairman S Somnath said young chess champion R Praggnanandhaawill be working with the space organisation to promote science.

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Oct 16, 2023 · 11:53 am
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#WATCH | Chennai, Tamil Nadu: ISRO Chairman S Somanath says, "Like every Indian, we are very proud of him (Praggnanandhaa) for his accomplishment. He is a world no. 15 now... He will become world no. 1... Chess is an old game started in India... We are the origin place of it...… pic.twitter.com/0YEdA5say5

— ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2023

#WATCH | Chennai: Indian chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa says, "We are very proud to meet ISRO Chief S Somanath. I remember watching Chandrayaan 3 take-off and landing...We discussed my journey and training. He has invited me to visit Thiruvananthapuram where rockets are made… pic.twitter.com/4r8Vu69CMz

— ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2023
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